WWE concerned with crowd reaction to Ryback

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There was a lot of concern among WWE officials over Ryback receiving a mild reaction from the Barclays Center audience for his entrance Sunday at WWE TLC, reports PWInsider. Management is blaming this on vocal fans who rooted for the heels, thereby drowning out his supporters.

Meanwhile, management was pleased with The Shield's performance in their match against Ryback and Team Hell No.

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Well duh, put a guy, no matter how talented that is made to be marketed to casuals in front of a smark heavy crowd and you are bound to have them rooting for the heels/more talented performers.

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They expected a superstar built on pleasing the casuals to get a huge reaction in New York? That seems silly, I thought it was good. He turned the Goldberg chants into his catch-phrases, what more can you ask for?

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You can tell the wrestlers, commentators and everyone else involved give an extra 50% when the crowd is as hot as Brooklyn. I wish WWE spent more time in cities like New York as it can turn a shit show into a standard show, and a standard show into a classic show when your crowd is into it.

Cena matches tend to be awesome in smark crowds as well, it's like he wants to just troll the haters constantly.

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You can tell the wrestlers, commentators and everyone else involved give an extra 50% when the crowd is as hot as Brooklyn. I wish WWE spent more time in cities like New York as it can turn a shit show into a standard show, and a standard show into a classic show when your crowd is into it.

Cena matches tend to be awesome in smark crowds as well, it's like he wants to just troll the haters constantly.

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Gotta give Ryback credit on turning the crowd. He was definitely trying his ass off out there. All 6 guys put forth a great effort and it showed.

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Agreed. I think it's quite underrated how hard it is not to crack under pressure when more or less everyone in the stadium is attempting to mock you.

However, I do believe the chants of Goldberg now are more just routine than actual comparisons, or chants from habit instead of projecting their disdain at a young star being pushed. I'm only basing that on the fact that one minute they were chanting Goldberg, and when Ryback hit a couple of well-struck moves the crowd was chanting feed me more.

The fact that he turned a Goldberg chant into Feed Me More right in the middle of it is impressive like others have said. The Goldberg chant is just a fun chant that has stuck. I like Ryback for what he is. However, he wouldn't make a very exciting champion.

You can tell the wrestlers, commentators and everyone else involved give an extra 50% when the crowd is as hot as Brooklyn. I wish WWE spent more time in cities like New York as it can turn a shit show into a standard show, and a standard show into a classic show when your crowd is into it.

Cena matches tend to be awesome in smark crowds as well, it's like he wants to just troll the haters constantly.

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All those you can't wrestle chants made him pick up the pace. He needs criticism or his matches would all be boring. I don't hate John Cena, but he needs to change it up. I' bored with Super Cena and I don't care if his legion of teenie boppers get mad about it.

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Stopspot said:

Well duh, put a guy, no matter how talented that is made to be marketed to casuals in front of a smark heavy crowd and you are bound to have them rooting for the heels/more talented performers.

That's exactly why I'm not concerned with people thinking Ryback is weak. I think he's proved that he's one of the strongest on the roster already. Even in his losses he dominates most of his ring time. The way that match played out was great for all parties involved.

In all honesty, how long do you really think Ryback can 'entertain' the masses??

Its all very nice to have some new guy turn up who's jacked to the hilt, all power and destruction.

But lets look at Ryback long term, he sucks with the microphone! He has no charisma, he's not funny or witty nor does he really have the potential to create the real show stopper moments in a PPV.

I can't see him ever having a situation where instead of coming out all hyped, waving is arms up and down or flexing his shoulder and shouting feed me and shaking like he's having a muscle spasm.
Actually coming out, standing at the top of the ramp with a microphone and really entertaining the crowd.

He's already as boring as Scott Steiner was for me. I don't want him to be champion, I don't think he deserves it or would be a good champion. Certainly not better than CM Punk thats for sure.

Punk comes out and entertains everyone for 10-15 minutes each night just him, heyman and a mic.

Even Goldberg got boring! Two moves and that was it! He could come back from ridiculous beat downs from men as big as Triple H and then finish them with a spear and a jackhammer.

Blah blah snore!

Perhaps if he was on Smackdown yes, go fight big show or Sheamus, but not CM Punk.

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